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Fungus in Hickory ?

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  1. Scooter.D

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    Good day to all,

    Is the white stuff in the center of this Hickory fungus and should I be concerned ?

    Thanks for any input
     

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    Ive seen that in other species as well. Split it, stack it, dry it, then burn it. Seems to find little cracks or gaps in the log.
     
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    I’ve never run into any issues with it. My wife has fairly severe allergies, especially mold and she’s never complained about it in the house.
     
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    Thanks for the input guys. I will split on
     
  5. billb3

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    Kinda somewhat common in decaying wood. I found a huge batch in a crotch once.
    It smelled pretty bad but dried up once exposed to light/air/dry.
    Same crotch I found earthworms.
     
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    Is it too late to tell you the wood is contaminated and you should bring it all to my place for safe disposal?